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Miniatures and Moments

Miniatures and Moments

By Informance, 2025-08-28
Posted in: Inspiration

From Schubert’s intimacy to Liszt’s fire – this blog post explores the emotional peaks and valleys of Romantic piano music!

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Tags: ChopinromanticSchumann
Miniatures and Moments
Cool Piano Projects for Warm Summer Days

Cool Piano Projects for Warm Summer Days

By Informance, 2025-07-24
Posted in: Inspiration

If you’re looking for some inspiration for your summer piano projects, we’ve compiled some ideas to help you get started.

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Cool Piano Projects for Warm Summer Days
Mission Possible – Achieving Your Personal Best

Mission Possible – Achieving Your Personal Best

By Informance, 2025-05-15
Posted in: Inspiration, Performing

“To err is human […]” Pencils have erasers, computers have auto-correct, and pianos? I have yet to find one with a delete key. Only in science fiction are scientists able…

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Mission Possible – Achieving Your Personal Best
More than Just the Notes

More than Just the Notes

By Informance, 2025-01-09
Posted in: Inspiration, Learning Pieces

Learning a new piece is a challenging and painstaking undertaking. Processing the significant amount of information on the page and then converting this into physical movements and refining these for…

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Tags: analysisinterpretation
More than Just the Notes
Pieces to Play – Chopin, Schubert & Rachmaninoff!

Pieces to Play – Chopin, Schubert & Rachmaninoff!

By Informance, 2024-11-07
Posted in: Inspiration, Learning Pieces

The next instalment in our Pieces to Play series features features some of the most popular pieces from the classical piano repertoire by Beethoven, Debussy, Satie & Chopin!

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Tags: advancedChopinimpromptuMinute Waltzpieces to playpreludeRachmaninoffSchubertwaltz
Pieces to Play – Chopin, Schubert & Rachmaninoff!
Exploring Schumann’s Album for the Young (2)

Exploring Schumann’s Album for the Young (2)

By Informance, 2024-08-29
Posted in: Inspiration, Learning Pieces

This blog post features excerpts from Graham Fitch’s new video series exploring works #10 – 18 from Schumann’s Album for the Young.

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Tags: album for the youngintermediatepieces to playSchumann
Exploring Schumann’s Album for the Young (2)
Exploring Schumann’s Album for the Young (1)

Exploring Schumann’s Album for the Young (1)

By Informance, 2024-08-01
Posted in: Inspiration, Learning Pieces

This blog post features excerpts from Graham Fitch’s new video series exploring the first 18 works in Schumann’s Album for the Young.

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Tags: album for the youngintermediatepieces to playSchumann
Exploring Schumann’s Album for the Young (1)
Of Planes and Pianos

Of Planes and Pianos

By Informance, 2024-04-25
Posted in: Inspiration, Performing

This week’s blog post features an interview with Dr. Adina Mornell. Adina answers questions on her background and work in the fields of piano pedagogy and performance psychology.

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Tags: performance anxietypractising
Of Planes and Pianos
The Magical Piano Palette of Debussy

The Magical Piano Palette of Debussy

By Informance, 2024-04-18
Posted in: Inspiration, Learning Pieces

Debussy revolutionised the landscape of piano composition, taking advantage of the capabilities of the instrument in new, creative ways.

In this blog post, we explore a few examples of Debussy’s innovations in works we’ve recently featured in video lessons.

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Tags: clair deluneDebussydebussy preludesharmonypedallingpieces to play
The Magical Piano Palette of Debussy
Pieces to Play – Great Classical Piano Hits!

Pieces to Play – Great Classical Piano Hits!

By Informance, 2024-03-14
Posted in: Inspiration, Learning Pieces

The next instalment in our Pieces to Play series features features some of the most popular pieces from the classical piano repertoire by Beethoven, Debussy, Satie & Chopin!

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Tags: beethovenChopinchopin nocturneclair deluneDebussyfur eliseGymnopediepieces to playSatie
Pieces to Play – Great Classical Piano Hits!

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